{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 12V431 (12S39): Model Year 2013 Escape",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v431/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V431 (Ford): As leaking engine coolant evaporates on the hot engine, the glycol may ignite causing an engine compartment fire.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Escape, model year 2013. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 4 September 2012. 6,146 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured from October 5, 2011, through August 31, 2012, equipped with 1.6L engines. The cylinder head cup plug (freeze plug) may become dislodged resulting in significant loss of engine coolant. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 12S39. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V431 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “As leaking engine coolant evaporates on the hot engine, the glycol may ignite causing an engine compartment fire.” 12V431 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Engine And Engine Cooling 4 September 2012 2013-2013 FORD ESCAPE As leaking engine coolant evaporates on the hot engine, the glycol may ignite causing an engine compartment fire. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will seal the existing plug and add a secondary plug cover, free of charg",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:42:36+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:16:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 12V431 (12S39): Model Year 2013 Escape\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v431/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}